Guwahati, March 11 -- The Assam Cabinet's decision to drop the name of former President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed from the Barpeta Medical College om.Wedneaday drew sharp reaction from the Congress and Badruddin Ajmal led All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF).

The AIUDF Chief condemned the decision and said that there is no reason behind dropping the former President's name from the medical College.

"We have all tried very hard to get the medical College named after the former President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, who hails from Barpeta in Assam," said Ajmal while talking to newspersons.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the cabinet has decided to drop Ali Ahmed's name from the medical College as it...